The roster for the latest addition to the Soul
Calibur franchise is steadily growing, with the latest announcement revealing a fan favourite character making his return to the fighting stage.
At the moment it's unclear exactly which Yoshimitsu we're looking at, given the often convoluted story that weaves in and out of the various character arcs, though what we do know is that fans of the Tekken franchise and fans of the Soul
Calibur franchise are certainly happy to see the high flying ninja grace the battlefield once again.
I really like the Soul
Calibur franchise; it was the game that got me into fighting games in the first place.
The additions of some Star Wars characters to the Soul
Calibur franchise are also debated.
This year at Evolution, Namco Bandai had a panel discussing the Tekken and Soul
Calibur franchises.
-LSB-...] panel discussing the Tekken and Soul
Calibur franchises.
Not exact matches
Soul
Calibur V is an assured return for the
franchise that boasts a robust roster of fighters, a good selection of modes and the best visuals yet seen in the series.
Sadly, Namco properties such as Soul
Calibur haven't made their return in Warriors All - Stars, instead focusing on some of Koei Tecmo's most famous
franchises of recent years, plus a few faces that should feel brand new to American audiences.
According to Ripten, Namco producer Katsuhiro Harada and the new SC
franchise director Daishi Odashima have confirmed that a new Soul
Calibur is indeed in the works.
Link from the Zelda
franchise, Heihachi of Tekken fame, Todd McFarlane's Spawn, and Ezio from Assassin's Creed have all made appearances in a Soul
Calibur game and Geralt would be right at home here.
Major fighting games have been flush with cameos from a diverse collection of
franchises and Soul
Calibur is no stranger to featuring major characters from other games.
The previous entries in the Soul
franchise have been known for its excellent single - player content, and Soul
Calibur IV had an amazing net code; SC V has none of that.
Soul
Calibur II: Sure, Soul
Calibur is now a
franchise on the 360 and PS3, but the second game showed up best on the GameCube since it had Link as a playable character.
After the completion of Project Soul's Soul
Calibur 4, it seemed like the book was closed on this historic weapons - based fighting game
franchise.
Over the years, the Dragon Ball
franchise of video games has had some notable entries, but often times found itself falling to the wayside in favor of established icons like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, or Soul
Calibur.
The graphics in Tekken 6 are magnificent for a fighting game, and more along the lines of Namco - Bandai's other flagship fighting
franchise, Soul
Calibur.
A new trailer for Soul
Calibur VI has revealed three returning characters and one new to the
franchise.
Soul
Calibur's also known for its guest characters from other game
franchises, and this time around, Assassin's Creed's Ezio Auditore makes an appearance.
This in tandem with the obscure «pseudo-guest» character concept of three and five will make the upcoming Soul
Calibur 6 a perfect model for the
franchise going forward.
Ever since then Soul
Calibur has featured guest characters from a variety of
franchises including Darth Vader and Yoda from Star Wars as well as Ezio from the Assassin Creed series.
«Soul
Calibur VI almost didn't even happen; there was an opportunity to bring back the
franchise but the previous team Project Soul was disbanded,» he recalls, «so this was really a last - ditch effort to see whether or not people would still have interest in the game.»
Her favorite
franchises include Devil May Cry, Soul
Calibur, Kingdom Hearts, Batman Arkham Asylum, Cooking Mama, and Resident Evil...
Soul
Calibur II is often regarded as the best entry in the long - running fighting game
franchise.
While producer Motohiro Okubo was reluctant to talk about specifics of Soul
Calibur VI beyond what could be seen in the Bandai Namco Paris showcase demo, he was happy to talk about his general approach to resurrecting the
franchise.
Given Bandai Namco's existing
franchises, it would be a fair bet that iconic characters from Tekken and Dragonball will appear in Soul
Calibur VI, either from the start or via downloadable content.
Previous Soul
Calibur games were notable for including guest characters from other
franchises — indeed, Soul
Calibur IV and V received a certain amount of criticism for becoming too dependent on guest characters.